BOAT REPORT


A CLOSER LOOK WITH JACK HAINES


NEAT LOCKERS These two storage compartments (the outboard one a chiller) are great for dumping kit into and storing drinks. The teak top adds some class and the inner lid makes for another handy spot for someone to perch.


Master cabin is fi lled with light and has standing room next to the bed on the port side


Long strip of glazing in the foredeck makes for a very bright VIP cabin


Bunk bed cabin is ideally suited to kids but there is at least a large window and hanging locker


DECENT DECKS Shallow steps with thick treads lead the way up to the side decks, which both feel perfectly safe to navigate even when the boat is moving. Princess hasn’t scrimped on the mooring gear, either.


THE LITTLE THINGS A place for everything and everything in its place in the galley. Seemingly simple to achieve but having all of the boat’s crockery stored securely in one place is great to see and not something that all yards do.


ENGINEROOM It’s quite a way down into the V58’s engineroom via a hatch in the cockpit sole but this means that once in there is plenty of space for the engines. Access to all sides of the engines is good, with the dip stick handles and fillers arranged either side of the central walkway. There is a huge amount of soundproofing and all pipes and cables are neatly clipped and labelled.


The day heads is a really good size and gets a spacious shower stall


Domestic fridge-freezer in


the galley is good to see and storage is plentiful


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